A football fan in Qingdao, Shandong Province, broke his toes on Tuesday when he practised shooting in his dreams.
It would have been a classic World Cup final: Germany vs. Argentina in Berlin's 72,000-seat Olympic Stadium, a showdown between two soccer powers with five titles between them.
Anyone battling a mid-life crisis only needs to watch the World Cup. Plenty of people have been written off as washed up, only to play as if still in their prime. Zidane, Figo, Beckham — the list goes on. At the same time, many of those so-called prodigies are already watching the games on television.
English referee Graham Poll, who showed a Croatian player three yellow cards before sending him off in a World Cup match, is quitting international officiating.
A Beijing soccer fan refused to let the small matter of his house burning down disturb his enjoyment of Tuesday's World Cup match between France and Spain
Seven English fans and three Germans face jail sentences after throwing bottles and chairs that injured nine people ahead of England's 1-0 World Cup win against Ecuador, the top bailiff of Stuttgart's court said Wednesday.
Argentine tax officials hit a tax cheat where it hurts most on Wednesday, confiscating the man's plasma TV two days before Argentina plays Germany in the World Cup quarterfinals.
A few dozen Guantanamo prisoners who refused to take part in a riot were rewarded with a chance to watch three World Cup soccer matches, their American captors said on Wednesday.
Brazil will try to finish off Zinedine Zidane's career without a hint of a flourish for the Frenchman.
The rivalry between Argentina and Germany is an old one, including two World Cup finals, with one victory each. And it's bubbling up again.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has criticised referees at the World Cup for being inconsistent and not following instructions properly.
Senior English and Russian referees were cut from the World Cup roster Wednesday after their controversial handling of previous matches.
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